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enWhy You're Warming Up Wronghttp://www.pointemagazine.com/blogs/news/why-youre-warming-wrong
<p class="MsoNormal">Can stretching before class hurt your dancing? New science suggests it might. Yesterday, I&nbsp; listened to a recent interview on NPR’s Fresh Air program with <em>The New York Times</em> Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds, who just came out with a book called <em>The First 20 Minutes</em>. Reynolds explained that almost all research now suggests that stretching prior to working out is counterproductive: It causes your brain to think you're going tear the muscles.</p><p><a href="http://www.pointemagazine.com/blogs/news/why-youre-warming-wrong" target="_blank">read more</a></p>NewsStretchingWed, 16 May 2012 13:34:55 +0000Jennifer Stahl2327 at http://www.pointemagazine.com